Improvement in rattan-cutter



@danced gama @met @twine 'JOHN MURPHY, OE GREEN POINT, NEW YORK,ASSIGNOR TO HINSELE AND JOSEPH E. TOBIN. OE NEW YORK OITY. v

Letters Patent No. 104,33S, dated June14, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN RATTAN0UTTI-3R..V

The Schedule referred to Ain these Lettera Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding This invention hasfor its object to construct a tool by means of which rattan can be cutou three sides for umbrella-ribs, and the Outer separated parts split,to be useful for caning chairs.

The invention consists of a cutter constructed .as hereinafterdescribed.

The rattan umbrella-ribs have to be left unpared Ou one side `to retainthe requisite strength, and the ordinary continuous cutters arevtherefore not applicable.

Mycutter A is three-sided, as shown in iig. l, and Open on one side,vsothat three sides of each cane will be peeled, and the fourth left in thenatural state From the outer faces of the cutter project ribs a a,withsharpened front endswhich serve to split the peeled shell of therattan into narrow strips for caning chairs. 'lhcrihs a are disposed atsuitable distances apart.

The cutter is atlixed to a plate, B, which has a projecting plow-shapedflange, b, on which the split strips are guided together. l

The machinery for feedingA the rattan may he of snit-able construction.A guide-piece may be placed under the open side of the cutter, tosupport the rattan while the saule passes through the said cutter.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to Secure by Letters Patent, is-

The cutter A, provided with the Acutting-ribs a,

constructed as shown and described.

J OHN MURPHY.

Witnesses: l

GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

